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03Z33 · 12-09-2011, 08:14 PM

Very cool, It's getting more and more difficult to justify the extra $2.5k for the SE package...

CanIHazYarisHatch? · 12-10-2011, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 03Z33

Very cool, It's getting more and more difficult to justify the extra $2.5k for the SE package...

Especially when it isn't offered in 3-door.

03Z33 · 12-11-2011, 03:08 AM

I actually prefer the 5-door. Always wished they had offered the 5-door when I bought my 2'nd gen in 07'

The big pro's for me on the SE are:

Quicker steering rack
Blacked out headlights

The other upgrades are less important to me:

nicer interior (I'll be changing seats and steering wheel anyway)
bigger front brakes (not needed unless you plan to more than double the HP)
rear disc brakes (look cool, but not very important unless they end up weighing less than the drum setup)
sport springs (I'll be upgrading to aftermarket suspension
cruise control standard (never use it)
sport bumpers (will most likely replace these anyway)
fog lights (don't care for them, prefer brake cooling ducts)
16" aluminum wheels (look sweet, but I would still replace them with aftermarket)

For someone like me who will most likely end up replacing most of the upgraded parts, it might not seem to make sense to pay for them but if you add up the above parts and figure you get all that for around $2k more, I'm pretty sure it will pay for itself if you decide to sell the parts to L/LE owners individually.

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12-09-2011, 08:14 PM	#1
03Z33 View User's Garage Drives: TCR10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,132	Very cool, It's getting more and more difficult to justify the extra $2.5k for the SE package...

12-11-2011, 03:08 AM	#3
03Z33 View User's Garage Drives: TCR10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,132	I actually prefer the 5-door. Always wished they had offered the 5-door when I bought my 2'nd gen in 07' The big pro's for me on the SE are: Quicker steering rack Blacked out headlights The other upgrades are less important to me: nicer interior (I'll be changing seats and steering wheel anyway) bigger front brakes (not needed unless you plan to more than double the HP) rear disc brakes (look cool, but not very important unless they end up weighing less than the drum setup) sport springs (I'll be upgrading to aftermarket suspension cruise control standard (never use it) sport bumpers (will most likely replace these anyway) fog lights (don't care for them, prefer brake cooling ducts) 16" aluminum wheels (look sweet, but I would still replace them with aftermarket) For someone like me who will most likely end up replacing most of the upgraded parts, it might not seem to make sense to pay for them but if you add up the above parts and figure you get all that for around $2k more, I'm pretty sure it will pay for itself if you decide to sell the parts to L/LE owners individually.